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22 USC 1815.

22 USC 1818.

22 USC 1841.

PUBLIC LAW 138-JULY 8, 1955

[69 STAT.

(c) Section 103(c) is hereby repealed, and the following is substituted therefor: "(c) When appropriations made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section are used to furnish military assistance on terms of repayment within ten years or earlier such assistance may be furnished, notwithstanding sections 105, 141, and 142, to nations eligible to purchase military equipment, materials, and services under section 106.-' ^(j) Amend section 105(b)(1), which relates to conditions applicable to military assistance, to read as follow: "(1) The Congress welcomes the recent progress in European cooperation and reaffirms its belief in the necessity of further efforts toward political federation, military integration, and economic unification as a means of building strength, establishing security, and preserving peace in the North Atlantic area. I n order to provide further encouragement to such efforts, the Congress believes it essential that this Act should be so administered as to support concrete measures to promote greater political federation, military integration, and economic unification in Europe." (e) In paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 105(b), strike out "Near East, Africa, and South Asia" and "the F a r East and the Pacific" and insert "Near East and Africa" and "Asia," respectively. (f) In paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 105(c), ^vhich relates to geographic delivery ceilings, strike out ", Africa, and South Asia" and "the F a r East and the Pacific" and insert "and Africa" and "Asia", respectively. (g) ii^ section 108, which relates to transfer of military equipment to Japan, strike out "1955" and insert "1956". SEC. 3. Title I, chapter 2, of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, which relates to southeast Asia and the western Pacific, and direct forces support, is amended as follows: (a) In section 121, which relates to southeast Asia and the Vv-estern Pacific, strike out the fourth word of the third sentence, "section", and insert "title". (b) Add after section 123 the following new section: "SEC. 124. DIRECT FORCES SUPPORT.—There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1956 not to exceed $317,200,000 to provide assistance in the form of direct forces support to be delivered or rendered directly to the military forces of nations eligible for military assistance under chapter 1 of this title. The President may, notwithstanding the provisions of section 501, consolidate all or any part of appropriations made pursuant to this section with appropriations made pursuant to section 103. Programs authorized by this section may be administered in accordance with the provisions of chapter 1 or chapter 3 of this title." SEC. 4. Title I, chapter 3, of the Mutual Security Act of 1954, which relates to defense support, is amended by adding to section 131 the following new subsections: "(c) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the President for the fiscal year 1956 to carry out the provisions of this section, not to exceed— "(1) $92,000,000 for Europe (excluding Greece and Turkey); "(2) $102,500,000 for the Near East (including Greece and Turkey) and Africa; and "(3) $827,800,000 for Asia. "Funds made available for assistance to Korea from appropriations authorized by this section may be used in accordance with the applicable provisions of section 132 of this Act.

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